Comparison of 90‐day case‐fatality after ischemic stroke between two different stroke outcome registries using propensity score matching analysis

Yu, K‐,H.,Hong, K‐,S.,Lee, B‐,C.,Oh, M‐,S.,Cho, Y‐,J.,Koo, J‐,S.,Park, J‐,M.,Bae, H‐,J.,Han, M‐,K.,Ju, Y‐,S.,Kang, D‐,W.,Appelros, P. Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2011 Acta neurologica Scandinavica Vol.123 No.5

<P>Yu K‐H, Hong K‐S, Lee B‐C, Oh M‐S, Cho Y‐J, Koo J‐S, Park J‐M, Bae H‐J, Han M‐K, Ju Y‐S, Kang D‐W, Appelros P, Norrving B, Terent A. Comparison of 90‐day case‐fatality after ischemic stroke between two different stroke outcome registries using propensity score matching analysis. 
Acta Neurol Scand: 2011: 123: 325–331. 
© 2010 John Wiley & Sons A/S.</P><P><B>Background – </B> It has not been clarified whether the disparity in ischemic stroke outcome between populations is caused by ethnic and geographic differences or by variations in case mix. Propensity score matching (PSM) analysis can overcome some analytical problems but is rarely used in stroke outcome research. This study was to compare the ischemic stroke case‐fatality between two PSM cohorts of Sweden and Korea.</P><P><B>Methods – </B> Prognostic variables related to baseline characteristics and stroke care were included in our PSM model. Then, we selected 7675 Swedish and 1220 Korean patients with ischemic stroke from each stroke registers and performed one‐to‐one matching based on propensity scores of each patient.</P><P><B>Results – </B> After PSM, all measured variables were well balanced in 1163 matched subjects, and the 90‐day case‐fatality was identical 6.2% (HR 0.997, 95%CI 0.905–1.099) in Sweden and Korea.</P><P><B>Conclusions – </B> No difference is found in the 90‐day case‐fatality in propensity score‐matched Swedish and Korean patients with ischemic stroke.</P>

1998년 분리된 이질균의 역학적 특성

이복권,강연호,김성한,유재연,전정훈 국립보건연구원 1998 국립보건원보 Vol.35 No.-

The effects of Sm and Y addition on the properties of YBCO thin film prepared by a DCA-MOD method

Kim, B.J.,Yu, J.H.,Lee, J.B.,Yoo, Y.S.,Kim, J.G.,Lee, H.G.,Hong, G.W. North-Holland 2009 Physica. C, Superconductivity Vol.469 No.15

Off-stoichiometric (Y<SUB>1</SUB>RE<SUB>x</SUB>)Ba<SUB>2</SUB>Cu<SUB>3</SUB>O<SUB>7-δ</SUB>; (x=0-0.4, RE=Y or Sm) films have been prepared on LaAlO<SUB>3</SUB> (100) single-crystal substrates by a metal-organic deposition using dichloroacetic acid as chelating solution. Coating solutions with excess Sm or Y were prepared by dissolving Y, Sm, Ba and Cu acetates in dichloroacetic acid and distilled water followed by refluxing, drying to obtain blue gel. The final precursor solution for dip coating was prepared by diluting blue gel in 2-methoxyethanol. Coated films were calcined at low temperature up to 500<SUP>o</SUP>C in flowing humid oxygen atmosphere. Conversion heat treatment was performed at 800<SUP>o</SUP>C for 2h in flowing Ar gas containing 1000ppm oxygen with a humidity of 9.45%. The viscosities of the precursor solution were increased as the content of added Sm or excess Y increased. The transport critical current density (J<SUB>c</SUB>) of (Y<SUB>1</SUB>RE<SUB>x</SUB>)Ba<SUB>2</SUB>Cu<SUB>3</SUB>O<SUB>7-δ</SUB>; film was enhanced with the addition of excess Sm and Y up to 20% and then decreased with further addition. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) observation showed that surface roughness was increased with the addition of excess Y.

Emergence and Persistence of NS5A and NS3 Resistance-Associated Substitutions in HCV Genotype 1b Patients Treated with Daclatasvir and Asunaprevir

( F. Mcphee ),( D. Hernandez ),( N. Zhou ),( F. Yu ),( B. Kienzle ),( Y. Zhao ),( M. Linaberry ),( S. Noviello ),( M. L. Yu ),( S. H. Ahn ),( Y. Karino ),( K. Chayama ),( H. Kumada ) 대한간학회 2017 춘·추계 학술대회 (KASL) Vol.2017 No.1

Aims: A pooled analysis of emergent RAS was performed in HCV genotype (GT-)1b-infected patients receiving daclatasvir and asunaprevir (DCV+ASV) and the persistence of DCV- and ASV-resistant substitutions through ≥post-treatment Week (PTWK)192 was assessed to understand the RAS profile and help guide potential retreatment options. Methods: HCV GT-1b-infected patients without a sustained virologic response (SVR) and with HCV RNA ≥1000 IU/mL on or after DCV+ASV treatment were included from 5 Phase 2 and 3 studies. Baseline and post-baseline plasma samples were sequenced at a sensitivity cut-off ł20%. To determine the persistence of emergent RAS, samples at the end of study (up to PTWK48) and/or from a 3-year long-term follow-up rollover study were sequenced (sensitivity cut-off ≥20%, and ≥1% for select samples). Results: 152 DCV+ASV-treated patients without SVR met the resistance testing criteria: 89% (136/152) had NS5A and 95% (145/152) had NS3 sequences at both baseline and virologic failure (VF). NS5A and NS3 RAS emerged in 99% (134/136) and 89% (129/145), respectively, at VF (Table). Overall, 93% (142/152) of patients with VF had both NS5A and NS3 sequence data at failure, of which 77% (109/142) had RAS at L31, Y93 and D168. Emergent NS5A RAS persisted at PTWK96 (92%;24/26) and ≥PTWK192 (100;7/7compared with 22% (6/27) and 14% (1/7), respectively, for emergent NS3 RAS. Replacement of emergent NS5A and NS3 RAS observed at VF occurred in 8% (2/26) of NS5A and 74% (17/23) of NS3 sequences at PTWK96 and in 0% (0/7) of NS5A and 86% (6/7) of NS3 sequences at ≥PTWK192. Conclusions: NS5A and NS3 RAS emerged in most patients treated with DCV+ASV who experienced VF, and NS5A RAS persisted post-treatment. Therapy options for DCV+ASV treatment failures may depend on the timing of retreatment: an NS3 inhibitor-containing regimen may be possible if NS3 RAS are no longer observed, while regimens not impacted by the NS5A-L31+Y93 and NS3-D168 RAS combination would offer an immediate alternative.

Inhibition of NF-κB-induced inflammatory responses by angiotensin II antagonists in aged rat kidney

Kim, J.M.,Heo, H.S.,Choi, Y.J.,Ye, B.H.,Mi Ha, Y.,Seo, A.Y.,Yu, B.P.,Leeuwenburgh, C.,Chung, H.Y.,Carter, C.S. Pergamon Press ; Elsevier Science Ltd 2011 Experimental Gerontology Vol.46 No.7

In this study, we explored the mechanisms by which the angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI), enalapril, and the Ang II receptor blocker (ARB), losartan suppress oxidative stress and NF-κB activation-induced inflammatory responses in aged rat kidney. The experimentations were carried out utilizing aged (24-month-old) Brown NorwayxFischer 344 (F1) male rats which were randomized into 3 groups and administered enalapril (40mg/kg), losartan (30mg/kg) or placebo for 6months (daily p.o.). The level of reactive species (RS), peroxynitrite (ONOO<SUP>-</SUP>), GSH/GSSG and lipid peroxidation were measured. The activity of the pro-inflammatory transcription factor NF-κB, and gene expression of proteins in upstream signaling cascades were measured by electro-mobility shift assay (EMSA) and Western blotting. Enalapril and losartan differentially attenuated redox imbalance and the redox-sensitive transcription factor, the NF-κB pathway. Furthermore, stimulation of the NF-κB activation pathway by phosphorylation of p65 was attenuated by both compounds. Moreover, mediation of phosphorylation of p65 by phosphorylation of IκB kinase αβ (IKKαβ) and mitogen- and stress-activated protein kinase-1 (MSK-1), were also inhibited by enalapril and losartan. Finally, both compounds also lowered expression of NF-κB-dependent inflammatory genes, such as cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), and inducible NO synthase (iNOS). Only losartan lowered levels of 5-lipoxygenase (5-LOX). These findings indicate that enalapril and losartan differentially suppress inflammatory responses via inhibition of oxidative stress-induced NF-κB activation in aged rat kidney.

Anti-inflammatory activity of SMP30 modulates NF-κB through protein tyrosine kinase/phosphatase balance

Jung, K. J.,Lee, E. K.,Kim, S. J.,Song, C. W.,Maruyama, N.,Ishigami, A.,Kim, N. D.,Im, D. S.,Yu, B. P.,Chung, H. Y. Springer Science + Business Media 2015 Journal of molecular medicine Vol.93 No.3

<P>Recent studies on senescence marker protein-30 (SMP30) have shown that it has an important functional role in the aging process, but its precise participation in cellular works has not been fully determined. We hypothesize that SMP30 plays crucial roles in signaling processes by modulating the balance of protein tyrosine kinase (PTK)/protein tyrosine phosphatase (PTP) and in activating proinflammatory NF-kappa B. An experimental paradigm of gain and loss of SMP30 function was established using SMP30-overexpressed YPEN-1 cells (herein referred to as 'SMP30(+) cells') and SMP30 (Y/-) knockout mouse kidneys. The resulting data show that SMP30 expression suppressed oxidative stress-induced PTK/PTP dysregulation and PP1/2A inactivation in SMP30(+) cells, leading to the suppression of NF-kappa B activation. In the kidneys of SMP30 (Y/-) mice, SMP30 deficiency was found to induce NF-kappa B activation via the upstream signaling of NIK/IKK and MAPKs and to upregulate downstream NF-kappa B-responsive gene expression. In this study, we also demonstrate for the first time that SMP30 deficiency induced PTK activity in SMP30 (Y/-) kidneys, thereby significantly increasing the tyrosine phosphorylation of a catalytic subunit of PP2A (PP2Ac-Tyr307). Based on these findings, we propose that SMP30 involves NF-kappa B regulation through the PTK/PTP balance and that the age-related decrease of SMP30 causes NF-kappa B activation, which contributes to an exacerbation of the inflammatory process during aging. Key message SMP30-deficient mice induced a shorter lifespan and redox changes. Overexpression of SMP30 prevented oxidative stress insults. The depletion of SMP30 increased redox-related PTK/PTP imbalance and PP1/PP2A inactivation. The depletion of SMP30 caused an elevation of NF-kappa B-responsive inflammatory markers. SMP30 may be a potent inhibitory protein against oxidative stress and chronic inflammation.</P>

Strain path effects on the microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of Zr702

Cao, W.Q.,Yu, S.H.,Chun, Y.B.,Yoo, Y.C.,Lee, C.M.,Shin, D.H.,Hwang, S.K. Elsevier 2005 Materials science & engineering. properties, micro Vol.395 No.1

<P><B>Abstract</B></P><P>A commercial-purity Zr702 was grain-refined from 20μm to 0.2–0.5μm by equal channel angular pressing. Grain refinement was most evident in the first pass but was insignificant during the subsequent passes. Two microstructural characteristics evolved: a lamellar structure and an equiaxed subgrain structure during the route A pressing and the route B<SUB>C</SUB> pressing, respectively. Due to the rotation of specimen in between passes, two sets of geometrically necessary boundaries were formed during the route B<SUB>C</SUB> pressing. The mechanism of grain refinement during the route A pressing was evolution of high-angle geometrically necessary boundaries from the low-angled ones, while that during the route B<SUB>C</SUB> pressing was decomposition and rearrangement of pre-existing boundaries. The yield stress of severely deformed specimens increased with the reducing grain size according to a Hall–Petch relationship.</P>

EHP와 RRV의 Coinfection에 의한 Reassortants 선발에 관한 연구

유제현,조홍찬,송진욱,김유성,이영건,박선오,이종익,김응률,차광종,류영수,Harry B. Greenberg 건국대학교 동물자원연구센터 1998 動物資源硏究誌 Vol.19 No.-

본 연구는 두 종류의 rotavirus strain MA104 cell 상에서 동시감염시킨 후 gene이 서로 교차된 새로운 reassortants를 선발하기 위해 수행하였으며, 수행한 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. EHP T 와 RRV를 MA104 세포에 감염시켜 cytopathic effect(CPE)를 확인하였으며 확인된 virus를 수확하였다. 2. Coinfection의 mobility of infection은 각각 EHP T는 0.3(3*10?? PFU), RRV는 2.5(2.5*10?? PFU)이었다. 3. EHP T와 RRV를 coinfection하여 plaque assay에 의해 형성된 plaque들을 pick up하였다. 4. EHP T와 RRV를 동시감염시켜 얻어진 plaques를 MA104 cell에 재감염한 후 grow up하여 수확하였다. 5. Plaques를 24 Well의 MA104 cell에 감염하여 수확한 후 dsRNA를 추출하여 전기영동에 의해 26개 reassortants를 선발하였다. This study was carried out to select new reassortants whose genes were exchanged by confection of two strains. The results obtained in these experiments were as follows: 1. Cytopathic effect was checked out in the experiment in which made MA104 cells infected by EHP T (murine rotavirus) and RRV(simian rhesus rotavirus). And then the viruses were obtained from the procedure. 2. Mobility of infection(MOI) of EHP T and RRV were 0.3(3*10?? plaque forming units) and 2.5(2.5*10?? plaque forming units)respectively. 3. After coinfection of EHP T and RRV, plaques which formed in plaque assay were picked up. 4. Coinfected EHP T and RRV plaques were grown up in 24 well of MA104 cell and then grown-ups or those were obtained. 5. By polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis(PAGE) of dsRNA extracted above, 26 reassortants were selected.

전이금속이 치환된 BN 나노튜브의 자성

장영록(Y.-R. Jang),박진우(Jinwoo Park),유병덕(B. D. Yu) 한국자기학회 2009 韓國磁氣學會誌 Vol.19 No.2

The magnetic and structural properties of the (8, 0) BN nanotubes with transition metals (TM) of Fe, Co, or Ni substitution for B or N were investigated using a first-principles calculation. It was found that TM substitution makes the cross section being distorted and the bond length TM-B or TM-N being longer than that of the original B-N one. The magnetic moment is larger for the TM substitution for B than one for N, and it is mainly due to the 3d electrons of TM atoms.

돈골격근의 생화학적 특성에 관한 연구 1 . 환경온도가 돈골격근의 근원섬유 수축성과 Myosin B 추출성에 미치는 영향

유용걸(Y . G . Yu),김병태(B . T . Kim),이문준(M . J . Lee),박형기(H . K . Park) 한국축산학회 1990 한국축산학회지 Vol.32 No.2

The purpose of this study was to investigate the properties of myofibril and myosin B. Samples were extracted from the longissimus dorsi of lumber vertebra from the porcine weighing over 110kg in live weight. The porcine muscle was held either at 0℃ or at 40 ℃ for 30, 60, and 90 min. The carcass temperature immediatly after slaughter ranged from 42.0℃ to 42.6℃ with the line weight. The samples held at 40℃ showed much less contractility than those treated at 0℃. No contractility reaction was found on those treated for 90 min at 40℃. Extractibility of myosin B from the sample treated at 40℃ was lower than those treated at 0℃ The myofibril was not found in the residue of the sample treated at 0℃ which myosin B was extracted from treated at O℃ But there was much more myofibril in the residue from those treated for 60 min and 90 min at 40℃. Thus, the difference found in this experiment seemed at to reflect the differences in biological activities of the myofibrillar protein. As they corresponded to PSE porcine muscle symptoms, it can be concluded that the porcine carcass has to be held at 0℃immediately after slaughter in order to produce good quality pork especially from the animals exceeding 110kg in live weight.